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Today in History: February 19, Edison issued a patent for the phonograph
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1847, the first rescuers reached…...
Today in History: February 4, Heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in California by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst was caught on camera participating in a bank robbery…...
Today in History: February 3, Commuter train slams into SUV near New York City, killing 5
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) Today is Tuesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2026. There are 331 days left in the year. On Feb. 3, 2015, a Metro-North Railroad commuter train slammed into an SUV stuck on the tracks at a suburban rail crossing 20 miles north of New York City,…...
Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Today is Sunday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2026. There are 333 days left in the year. On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload…...
Today in History: January 30, Catholic civil rights marchers killed on ‘Bloody Sunday’
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year. On Jan. 30, 1972, 13 Catholic civil rights marchers were shot and killed by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” In 1649, England’s King…...
Today in History: January 27, Michael Jackson burned in filming accident
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) Today is Tuesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2026. There are 338 days left in the year. On Jan. 27, 1984, singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial…...
Today in History: January 25, Charles Manson convicted of murder, conspiracy
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (256+ words) Today is Sunday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2026. There are 340 days left in the year. On Jan. 25,1971, Charles Manson and three of his followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actor…...
Today in History: January 24, suicide bomber kills 37 at Moscow airport
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year. On Jan. 24, 2011, a suicide bomber attacked Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 37 people; Chechen separatists claimed responsibility. In 1835, a major slave rebellion began in Bahia, Brazil, leading to…...
Today in History: January 20, FBI orchestrates massive Mafia takedown
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Today is Tuesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2026. There are 345 days left in the year. On Jan. 20, 2011, authorities orchestrated one of the biggest Mafia takedowns in FBI history, charging 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other…...
Today in History: January 14, ‘Summer of Love’ starts in San Francisco
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (336+ words) Today is Wednesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2026. There are 351 days left in the year. On Jan. 14, 1967, the “Summer of Love” unofficially began with a “Human Be-In” involving tens of thousands of young people at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco....